Martine Gaillard (; born May 21, 1971) is a

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sports television personality currently working for

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as the weekend late night/morning host of '' Sportsnet Central''. After graduating from Evan Hardy Collegiate in

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, Gaillard attended Ryerson University, from which she graduated with a degree in Radio and Television Arts. Gaillard began her career working for CFQC radio in Saskatoon in 1990. She then worked for a time at The Weather Network, hosting the "Good Morning Toronto" program. She then worked as the game host for

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broadcasts for two years. In July 1999, Gaillard joined

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as their first-ever female anchor. During her time at The Score, Gaillard co-hosted ''The Score Tonight'' alongside Greg Sansone for six years and covered events such as the 2000 World Series (a.k.a. the "Subway Series"),

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and

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all-star games. She was also hired as part of CBC's

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team, and got to work rinkside at hockey games with her idol, CBC hockey anchor Ron MacLean. In August 2005, it was announced that Gaillard had taken a job at Rogers Sportsnet. She made her debut on the network on October 4, 2005 as co-anchor of ''Sportsnetnews'' alongside Mike Toth.

References

External links

Bio @ Rogers Sportsnet Website
{{DEFAULTSORT:Gaillard, Martine 1971 births Living people Canadian horse racing announcers Canadian television sportscasters National Hockey League broadcasters People from Melfort, Saskatchewan Toronto Metropolitan University alumni Women sports commentators Canadian women television personalities Fransaskois people